Louder Than Bombs

Synopsis

“Norwegian director Joachim Trier’s first two features, “Reprise” and “Oslo, August 31st.” were eloquent, subdued dramas in which the details of the narratives mattered less than the way characters processed them. “Louder Than Bombs”, Trier’s first English-language project and inaugural collaboration with name actors, technically marks his biggest project to date — but this ruminative ensemble piece about a New York family haunted by the legacy of its departed matriarch fits right in with Trier’s other films, yielding an alternately wise, melancholic and good-humored look at people surrounded by support but nonetheless alienated by their incapacity to confront their problems.” (Eric Kohn, Indiewire)